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http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/20/ten-rules-for-writing-fiction-part-one Easily one of the loveliest articles to have appeared in the Guardian. Makes you want to keep, rather than burn, it.

Now I know that the 'events' section on here throws up a fair few pointers about club nights etc, but I often find (in London, but same applies to anywhere else, i'd imagine) that I only find about what's going on too late, cos a lot of things are really poorly advertised (it seems to me)...

http://yearofmixtapes.blogspot.com/ i thought this was pretty great for a mixtape blog. And it reminded me of the existence of Bobby Brown's On Our Own, which is a Great Thing

Just chanced upon this BFI list of the best British TV: http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/tv/100/list/list.php I strongly disagree with a lot of it, but even a cursory glance through reminds me how TV drama, in particular, burned itself into my consciousness in my younger years, inducing stronger...

Just discovered the Paradise Motel, apparently Australian dream-pop band of yore. And they're great. my favourite song isn't on youtube, but this is a lovely cover: I thought Bat for Lashes' Daniel was pretty dream-poppy too, in a Stevie Nicks kinda way. Anyway, ongoing thread...I...

Just saying, like. Is the UK the rich country with the worst insulation? If so, as I suspect, WHY? Obviously temperatures in eg the States and Canada are way lower than this, but they...have insulation, generally, within certain income brackets. In the UK, double glazing is about the limit of...

Line-up / Room One: Skream, Joker, Pinch, Ikonika, Deadly Rhythm Soundsystem Room Two-Hosted by Bricks London D-Bridge, Cooly G, Synkro b2b Inigo, Lego Promoter / Deadly Rhythm For the December edition of Deadly Rhythm we decided to bring together all of the biggest producers of 2009 under...

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-GB&vid=86a7ded3-33a5-4f04-9ab4-2390498bfa00&from=homepage_carousel Happy Christmas, Silvio! You evil twat. You gotta fear for the guy who did this, tho.

Some good music, routinely horrible/bullying in opinion: http://tv.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=151080754 Edit: he talks well about music. I just wish he wouldn't talk about anything else.

This week, two people have been rude to me in a very passive -aggressive way - ie by saying something that is obviously meant to be rude, but which if challenged they can (in that horribly English way) say "Oh, it was just a joke, for goodness' sakes", or deny that their tone was...

Sorry for the dull but important subject....have just moved into a place yesterday where the mattress is appalling (not sure there were ever any springs in it...), and I have to replace it asap before I travel to the mental country of the insomniac (massive sympathy goes out to those of you who...

This is beyond fucked up.

Not sure if this is really the right title, but: D Double's 'mui, mui' Scratchy's 'ee-eee-eee-eee' Giggs' 'jheez!' Timbaland's 'freakyfreakyfreaky' Any more examples? Where did this idea come from (obviously it's a personal stamp on the song, but what's the lineage?)?

Okay, i'm bored at work today, so list-making is seeming attractive, and the end of the decade is nigh, anyway. Mine (completely non-definitive, and possibly incorrect year in some cases): 2000 Eminem - Stan/ Francoiz Breut - Si Tu Disais 2001 Luomo - Tessio/ Superpitcher - Evan and Chan...

What is the most ridiculous thing you have done whilst under the influence? My friend last night reminded me of the absurd time he broke into someone's else's house and saw everything 'from outside' while someone proceeded to beat seven shades of shit out of him, and equally last night I may...

Did anyone catch this on Channel 4 (sorry, UK-specific question) this week? Say what you like about the woman's methods (she split a group of volunteers between brown eyes and blue eyes, treating the former as the dominant group and the latter as the subjugated group), but as far as people's...

Does anyone on here know anything about UK tenancy law through personal experience (or by being a lawyer, of course) - esp tenancy rights regarding eviction...how much notice required, what reasons are legit for landlords/estate agents evicting, etc Thanks in advance.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/18/nick-griffin-question-time-bbc?commentpage=4 Not a bad article - makes v cogent points about the inability/unwillingness of mainstream broadcasters to challenge the BNP. Thursday looks very worrying, really, esp when you read the comments section.

I've started an MSc recently, after 10 years away from formal education. I'm enjoying it greatly, but had underestimated the difficulties that a return to reading 'academese' would pose. I'm simply out of practice in interpreting simple points that are couched in unnecessarily complex and...

I think we need a repository for those often unfeted colossuses of youtube - the people who write in with either brilliantly witty or (more often) brilliantly subnormal comments. i was struck by this in reference to 'Bonnie & Clyde' by gainsbourg: "This song is freakin hot,m I love french. The...